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What Can Shamans Teach Us About Religion? | Many Minds with Manvir Singh
The world is full of religions, but none as timeless as shamanism. And whilst many modern religions have shed their shamanic skins, the shaman is rar…
5 months ago
The Origins of Humankind: Where Do We Really Come From?
Happy 2026! On Humans has typically marked the coming of January by revisiting the previous year’s most popular episode. This time, the New Year spec…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Do We Laugh? Philosophers on Jokes, Humor, and the Human Condition ~ Mira Magdalena Sickinger
Season 4 Episode 16
“The podcast is great, but one thing hasn’t been covered yet: humour. It’s an essential part of our human condition, and would certainly be worth an …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Restless Humanity: The Epic Migrations Into the Americas, Polynesia, and... Beyond? ~ Andrés Moreno-Estrada
Season 4 Episode 15
We are a movable species. In less than 50 thousand years, Homo sapiens has penetrated practically all corners of the earth.
This is an episode about …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Beyond Race: A New Outlook on the Shape of Humanity ~ Diyendo Massilani
Season 4 Episode 14
European thinkers once divided humanity into distinct "races". The idea stuck, even if the science moved on. The shape of humanity, it turned out, is…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Neanderthal Mirror: Latest Findings About the Lines Between Us ~ David Gokhman
Season 4 Episode 13
Genetics is rewriting the human story. This week, On Humans takes you behind the scenes of this rapidly evolving frontier via three live-recordings, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Can We Tell a (True) Story of Human Origins? Live from UC San Diego
The science of human origins keeps producing new theories. But are we any closer to telling a true story of human origins? Or are we simply drowning …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Epilogue: Is the Brain Free to Choose? ~ Tim Coulson
You decided to start reading this. But could you have chosen otherwise?
In this short epilogue to this fall's brain science -series, Oxford biologist…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Can the Brain Understand Itself? The Glories and the Limits of Neuroscience ~ Matthew Cobb
Season 4 Episode 12
Science has learned much about the brain. But how well do we understand this organ of the mind? Are we even close to cracking the neural code? Is a g…
8 months ago
From Alcohol to Antidepressants: What Drugs Teach Us About Brain Chemistry ~ Judy Grisel
Season 4 Episode 11
Dopamine. Serotonin. Endorphins. We have all heard these terms. And these are not just scientific curiosities. Few are those who have never wondered …
8 months, 2 weeks ago